DPTI Strategic Plan 2016-2020

Our Purpose

We work as part of the community to deliver effective planning policy, efficient transport, and valuable social and economic infrastructure that will improve the lives of all South Australians every day.

We are one business, best in class, delivering for our residents and growing our economy.

DPTI fosters community and business input leading to simpler, faster and more efficient customer-focused services, and contributes to Open Government outcomes by increasing the availability of information and transparency in decision making.

Services are delivered by a diverse, innovative, responsive and high performing workforce that operates within optimised systems and operations, and continually seeks to increase productivity and streamline customer access to services.

Growth and job creation

DPTI delivers growth and prosperity through innovation, contributing to the State’s Economic Priorities and making South Australia the best place to live, visit and do business.

Outcomes

Unlocked development potential

Doing business in South Australia is simplified

Attraction of new business

Greater innovation and adaption to change

Increased capacity of regional businesses to deliver social outcomes

Open data that facilitates investment and business decisions

Increased capacity and participation of businesses owned by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people

Increased capacity of local government to deliver community outcomes

Measures of progress (basis for KPIs)

Increased direct and indirect job creation

Simplification of DPTI’s legislative framework

Increased investment in innovation-based projects

Reduced decline in regional population levels

Increased use of data sets released through Open Data programs

Increased participation of businesses owned by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people in DPTI projects

Enhanced liveability and connectivity between people and places, business and markets

DPTI shapes South Australia’s liveability and sustainability by delivering integrated and mutually-reinforcing land-use, built form and integrated transport outcomes.

Outcomes

Compact, walkable, mixed-use neighbourhoods and communities with more housing close to transport, jobs and services

Healthy, well-designed neighbourhoods with a diversity of housing options

Improved transport safety

Accessible public transport services

More reliable and efficient movement of people and goods

A carbon neutral CBD for Adelaide

Integrated transport choices and services that shape communities, environments, cities and regions, and meet the needs of the entire community

Measures of progress (basis for KPIs)

A more compact and sustainable capital city

More efficient and reliable movement of people

More efficient and reliable movement of freight

Improved transport safety

Optimal range of seamlessly integrated travel and transport choices

Improved accessibility of the public transport network

Increased safe and active travel options

Reduced carbon footprint of Adelaide’s CBD

Community-focused and customer-focused services

DPTI fosters community and business input leading to simpler, faster and more efficient customer-focused services, and contributes to Open Government outcomes by increasing the availability of information and transparency in decision making.

Outcomes

Improved community involvement in decision making

Improved customer experience

Improved information to customers

Responsive and streamlined engagement with customers

Services that meet customer expectations

Improved services to remote and outback communities

Improved and better coordinated services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people

Improved access to quality recreation and sport opportunities

Co-ordinated services with partners across government, private and not-for-profit sectors

Outcomes

Improved prioritisation of investments, with a focus on infrastructure that brings the greatest community benefits

Best practice governance of planning and delivery of infrastructure

Improved and sustained performance and useability of infrastructure assets

Best practice asset management

Reduced carbon footprint in the delivery, operation and maintenance of assets

Improved partnerships with all tiers of government for infrastructure maintenance and delivery

Improved design outcomes for fit-for-purpose assets

Measures of progress (basis for KPIs)

Reduced long-term operational, maintenance and

replacement costs

Achievement of benefits for all investment

Increased partnering for infrastructure maintenance delivery

Measurement of and reporting to stakeholders on benefits from programs of work

Reduced carbon footprint of assets

Optimised, safe and effective operations and workforce

Services are delivered by a diverse, innovative, responsive and high performing workforce that operates within optimised systems and operations, and continually seeks to increase productivity and streamline customer access to services.

Outcomes

A safe workplace

A more diverse workforce, reflecting South Australia’s diverse community

Increased cultural competency of the workforce and a culturally safe workplace

Improved capability of employees to innovate, be responsive and perform at a high level

A positive, innovative, flexible, employee-friendly work environment

A department that is more efficient, collaborative, innovative and connected to its customers

More opportunities for customer and stakeholder ideas to influence processes, products and services